How Well Do You Know Me? – twentyFINE Edition

Twenty-Nine years, Twenty-Nine questions! Submit your answers as a comment below and the individual with the most correct wins a gift card to The Speakeasy! Hint: if there’s a link, there’s an answer!

1. What 1989 animated musical masterpiece was the first movie I ever saw in theaters and spawned a lifetime of love for the cinema and all things Disney?

2. Released the same year as the feature film above, what massive Rod Stewart hit was the VERY FIRST song I ever obsessively loved?

3. In 1991, at the age of five, I met this individual who I’ve been literally lifelong friends with ever since. Who is she?

4. The following year, Jamie, who is now one of my absolute best friends, was my teacher’s aide at what metro east private school?

5. Just a couple weeks ago I got to meet one of my childhood heroes: Geri Halliwell-Horner, who rose to fame as one fifth of the Spice Girls. Which Spice was she?

6. We named our first family dog, an English Mastiff, after this legendary Star Wars heroine of royalty who led the Rebellion to victory against the Empire?

7. Although spelt differently, Melissa’s beloved middle name doubles as Courtney Cox’s iconic reporter’s first name in the Scream franchise. What is that name?

8. In 1998, I fell in love with the true love of my life who gave me my greatest moment in 2015 when she mailed me a handwritten letter and two tickets to her record-breaking Las Vegas residency. Who is she?

9. In the spring of 2000, while swinging on the swings at recess, Melissa and I would sing at the top of our lungs what then brand new smash hit song by the legendary artist above?

10. Throwing it back to the first question, I fittingly got my very first job at one of these? (Bonus points for the company name!)

11. After being fired for having $10 extra in my till from the job above, I got hired in 2004 by this company where I worked for for nearly seven years (my longest job) and hit the bullseye when I met several of my absolute best friends there. What is the name of the store?

12. I’ll forever be a proud Kahok of the 2004 graduating class of what high school?

13. Kamber and I have traveled all over North America together with our most recent trip being FULL of surprises, including wallless accommodations, bats at dinner, and scorpions on the lanai. Where did we go?

14. My “second wife” was once the Sheep Queen of Illinois, who is she?

15. It took me six and a half years to escape the treachery of what University?

16. In January of 2011, I was fired from the job that is the answer to #12. This gave me my first bout of unemployment and during this time I would tutor The Original Sweet, Cody Howard, the second of our near and dear friend Jody’s four children. What are the names of the other three?

17. My near and dear friend, Katie, who facilitated our wedding, shares her birthday with my #1 absolute favorite holiday that dominates the autumnal season. What holiday is this?

18. Also in 2011, on my favorite holiday, I got hired at America’s Department Store’s St. Clair Square location, thus starting a nearly five year career for what company?

19. In 2014, I got a promotion with the company answered above to their Mission Viejo store and moved to what other state?

20. I had the most unique and wonderful living situation in California, from it I gained what I lovingly refer to as my California Family. What are the names of the triplets I refer to as my California Siblings?

21. An argumentative and combative customer at that Mission Viejo store I worked in provided the unexpected groundwork for one of my best friendships. What is this friend’s name?

22. She’s the only person I know who, according to our old despicable boss, can speak “alien.” She also happens to share her name with my wife, but to differentiate, we always put the state in which she hails from. What is this name (two words)?

23. Our beloved, Céline Dion, had a blockbuster album entitled, The Colour of My Love. What were the two colours of mine and Melissa’s love on our wedding day?

24. Melissa and I got an incredible array of beautiful and meaningful gifts for our wedding, but our near and dear friends, Abbi and Nicole, gave us one that rose above all the rest. What is the name of the eight disc CD Collection that doubles as one of Céline Dion’s biggest hits, coincidentally from her The Colour of My Love album?

25. This friend has easily earned life’s Wilderness Explorer Badge, just like Russell from Disney/Pixar’s Up! Who is she?

26. The Men’s Wearhouse will forever be one of – if not the – greatest career chapter of my life. It brought me many of my best and favorite friends, but one such friend unfortunately passed away from COVID at the tail end of 2020, what was her name?

27. Although my new job was just across the parking lot from the last, it might as well of been in another dimension! Despite all that chaos and calamity, I did once again find love in a hopeless place and got some of my best friends from there. What is the name of that store?

28. How many times have I pooped my pants in my adult life?

29. On December 7, 2024 I experienced my own personal Pearl Harbor when this woodland animal – who features prominently in Bambi -waltzed right into my Kohl’s and caused a ruckus that I hope and pray I’ll never have to experience again. What kind of furry friend was it?

*TIE BREAKING QUESTION BONUS* What’s YOUR favorite song of all time?

Remember, drop your answers in the comment section below! As always THANK YOU for viewing! Can’t wait to see who knows me best! I’ll message the winner personally in a couple days after I’ve had a chance to review everything!